When we returned from the trading field, it was getting late.
Outside Qiu Juan's cave, Meng Sheng divided up the belongings of the two of them. Qiu Juan didn't have much, so he made room for Meng Sheng to carry his stuff back in the basket.
"I'll cook this sea fish tonight, and you and Aunt Luo will eat it together." Meng Sheng took some dried sea fish and asked Qiu Juan to take it away, and he carried the fresh conger eel alone.
"It's getting late. It will be dark when we come back after dinner."
"I'll take you back when it gets dark." Meng Sheng said again: "Our tribe doesn't have anything from the sea, and Aunt Luo probably seldom eats it. You can invite her to go with you."
As he said that, he smiled maliciously: "Could it be that you want to go there alone and have dinner with me alone?"
Qiu Juan's face turned sullen: "Don't talk nonsense, I'll discuss it with my mother, if she is willing to go, we will come over, but if you don't come later, you don't have to wait for us."
"okay then."
After Meng Sheng walked into the woods with a basket on his back, Qiu Juan moved all the things he bought today into the cave.
"Are you back?" Luo saw his son who had been out for a day, and happily went to help him catch things.
"Well, the trading floor is very lively today, and I traded a lot of things." Qiu Juan showed the goods to Luo: "There is salt, there are some shells, everything is messy."
Luo hasn't been to a trade fair for several years, and he smiled when he saw some weird things: "I used to like to trade things that didn't exist in the tribe."
"There are not only things for me to exchange, but also something for mother." As he spoke, Qiu Juan smiled mysteriously, and then took out the hard-won fishbone comb from his waist: "It's for mother."
Luo took the white fishbone comb, and surprise flashed in his eyes: "Is this beautiful little thing for me?"
Qiu Juan responded, watching Luo caressing the fishbone comb back and forth, with joy in his eyes, he knew his mother would like it, and when Luo looked at it enough, he said: "Mother, let me comb your hair with you. "
Luo's eyes became hot: "Okay."
Qiu Juan held the fishbone comb and gently combed Luo's waist-length hair. Luo is old, and his hair is dry, mixed with some white hair. Looking at Luo's long hair, Qiu Juan seems to see the vicissitudes of a strong female's life.
"Ahu, mother is so happy to have such a good son like you. She always thinks about mother. This comber did not use your prey to get it?"
Qiu Juan paused: "Mother, this is Meng Sheng's replacement. He asked me to bring it back for you."
Luo froze for a moment, then looked back at Qiu Juan: "Did he really change it?"
"Well, Tang Tong and Meng Sheng fell in love with this fish bone together. Tang Tong asked Kong Jia to change it for him, but the Binhai Tribe asked Meng Sheng to exchange it with him in a basket, so they got this fish bone."
Luo frowned: "I didn't expect Meng Sheng to be kind."
Qiu Juan lowered his eyes: "Meng Sheng is indeed very caring."
Luo patted Qiu Juan's hand and motioned him to stop combing: "Ahu, you must take a good look at Meng Sheng. If you really think that he treats you well and is sincere, you must catch him and don't let him Getting too close to other females and subfemale, you know?"
"Mother." Qiu Juan hesitated to speak, "He didn't get close to anyone, and even if he did, I shouldn't interfere with his affairs."
"Silly boy, if you really don't care about it, it's not so easy for a male to restrain himself. When he finds someone else, what should we do?"
Qiu Juan was a little confused: "Then what should I do?"
"Whether someone approaches Meng Sheng, or Meng Sheng approaches others, you must learn to swear sovereignty."
Qiu Juan smiled resentfully: "I know."
"It's good that you understand, go out for a day and get hungry, I'll cook for you."
"Well...Meng Sheng asked us to go to his cave for dinner." Fearing that Luo would not agree, he also deliberately said: "He traded sea fish at the trade fair, and told him to try something new." "Then go." .”
Qiu Juan heaved a sigh of relief, got up and gave Luo a hand: "We can go there earlier, and we can help."
When Meng Sheng returned to the cave, he didn't tidy up the exchanged items. He took the eel to the river to clean it, and put it in a stone pot to stew.
The stone pot was very slow to cook, and he was afraid that it would be too late, and it would be inconvenient for Qiu Juan and Luo to go back.
The moray eel is not big, probably only three or four catties, which is only enough for him alone. He had cumin, Chinese prickly ash, and chili, so he stewed the moray eel and made a wide and flat stone between the fire. It is burning on the stove, and after it is ready to be burned, make a stone barbecue to eat.
There are some fresh pork and mutton in the cave, which were sent by Zhong Yang who heard that he likes these animal meats, and they happened to be eaten at night.
He cut the pig meat into little-finger-thick pieces, and he ate too much at night to avoid food accumulation. It probably weighed five or six catties, so he salted the pieces of meat.
When Luo mother and son arrived, there was already an unfamiliar seafood smell in the cave, and the two who were used to the smell of meat were not used to it.
"It's time to come." Seeing Ya Nu who came in, Meng Sheng wanted to touch his face, but because of Luo Zai, he was still honest.
Because of Qiu Juan's relationship, Luo accepted Meng Sheng's gift again, and the relationship between the two of them became closer invisibly. It was not the usual polite way to enter the cave, and he started to get busy actively.
At dinner, the three of them used the shells exchanged from the food market as bowls, and each of them filled a bowl full of eel soup to drink. Drinking sea fish soup at night when the temperature is low is very warm to the stomach.
Meng Sheng was also in charge of preparing barbecued meat for the mother and son on the stone.
The marinated mutton pieces are laid flat on the hot stone, and grilled on both sides. The meat is cut thicker, and the inside is still tender when both ends are cooked. Sprinkle with ground fennel and peppercorns. The aroma is overflowing and the taste is unique.
Both Qiu Juan and Luo ate a lot.
"Meng Sheng, the food you make is getting better and better."
Luo praised.
"Where, it's mainly because there are too many seasonings."
"Then next time I'll dig some and plant them at the entrance of the cave." Qiu Juan chewed the mutton and said.
Meng Shengxin roasted a piece of mutton and put it in Qiu Juan's bowl. He looked up at the yam with the meat in his mouth, his cheeks moved up and down, and his eyes were fixed on the meat in the bowl. The whole person looked dazed and very cute. He couldn't help but raised his hand and rubbed the corner of his mouth: "The mouth is too small to hold food? The oil is leaking out."
Qiu Juan froze for a moment, quickly covered his mouth, and glanced at Luo in panic.
Luo wanted to pretend that he didn't see it, but his eyes met Qiu Juan's and his face was serious: "Look at what you two look like!"
Qiu Juan has always been self-respecting and reserved, and he actually knows that he is becoming more and more ignorant when he is with Meng Sheng. He used to resist Meng Sheng's intimate contact with him, but Meng Sheng has a thick skin. Or no matter how many disappointing things he said, he would still put on a shy face, and as time passed, he got used to it.
Just because he is used to it doesn't mean that his mother is used to their way of getting along. I'm afraid that Meng Sheng's shameless anger will make his mother unhappy, and he will think that Meng Sheng's behavior is bad, which will lower his status in his mother's heart.
"Mother is happy to see that you two get along well." Luo had a kind smile on his face.
Qiu Juan heaved a sigh of relief.
After eating, Meng Sheng lit a torch with a large dried bamboo and sent the mother and son back to the cave.
When he reached the entrance of the cave, Luo stopped suddenly: "Ahu, you go back to the cave first, I have something to tell Meng Sheng."
Qiu Juan's heart tightened: "What's the matter?"
Meng Sheng smiled: "Silly boy, go in quickly."
Luo also snorted angrily: "Mother won't eat Meng Sheng, why are you so anxious, I just thank Meng Sheng for bringing me the fish bones today."
Qiu Juan blushed, "Then I'll go in first."
After the people left, Meng Sheng took the lead and said, "Aunt Luo, just tell me what you have."
Luo sighed lightly: "I want to thank you for bringing the real fish bones, you have a heart."
"Aunt Luo, why are you being so polite, you are Ah Juan's mother, we are a family."
Luo was warmed by the words of the family, and she smiled softly: "Meng Sheng, since you have said so, Aunt Luo will tell you what is in your heart."
"I took Ahu alone for half of my life. I won't talk about the hardships involved. I was very happy when I knew that Ahu and Kong Jia were together. I am getting old, and it is impossible to stay with Ahu for the rest of my life. He found A strong male will live a lot easier in the future, but I was too happy to recognize people, which made Qiu Juan suffer a lot. Later, I approached you because we live near the cave. You can read With some friendship, you can take care of Qiu Juan for me when I'm gone in the future."
"At that time, I saw that you really took care of Qiu Juan, and I also got some comfort, but I didn't expect the two of you to have feelings for this. At that time, I was very worried. After all, you are as good as Kong Jia, or even better than him, Ah Hu has a simple personality, I was afraid that he would go the old way, so I told him some things that should not have been said, which caused some misunderstandings between the two of you, I hope you can forgive me for being a mother."
"Seeing that you and Ah Hu have such a good relationship now, I feel relieved. Regarding the past between Ah Hu and Kong Jia, he must be embarrassed to say something. The aura on his body is actually not left behind by his union with Kong Jia. , but left over from another method that has become less prevalent in the tribe.”
Meng Sheng's heart skipped a beat. He didn't speak, but his eyes looked forward to Luo continuing.
"At that time Qiu Juan came back and told me very happily that Kong Jia would form a lifelong partner with him and would take care of me, and that he would only have Ahu as his partner in his life. It left a breath on him. This way of leaving a breath was very popular when I was young, and the young people at that time were not as enlightened as they are now, and they would not use the combination method at every turn."
After Luo finished speaking, he looked at Meng Sheng and saw that the male was contemplating. He couldn't see any emotion, and he didn't know if he believed it. After all, it was such a shameless thing between his current partner and other males. Not everyone can accept it generously.
"Actually, it's normal if you don't believe it. Maybe everyone in the tribe thinks Ah Hu is an undisciplined person." Luo sighed.
Meng Sheng suddenly retorted: "No! I believe in Ah Juan."
He smiled helplessly and with surprise: "I'm still wondering how a shy and shy woman like Ah Juan would have something out of bounds with Kong Jia. Once Aunt Luo talks about it now, I understand everything .”
He was silent just now, but he used the encyclopedia to look up the so-called blood breath. In fact, the blood of the male is transferred to the female and the subfemale. The male takes a little blood and lets the female or the subfemale drink it, and the male blood will be left on his body. Breath, now knowing that Qiu Juan and Kong Jia have nothing, of course he is happier than anyone else.
It's just that boy Qiu Juan, why didn't he tell him earlier, and made him hate Kong Jia so much that he wanted to kill him when he saw him.
Luo Xuan put down the stone hanging on his chest: "It's good that you trust Ah Hu. I'm telling you this, but I hope you don't think he's frivolous just because you think Ah Hu has the aura of hole armor on him, and treat him casually. I can't either. What are you asking for? After all, it is not very acceptable for everyone to separate after leaving the aura of another male. Qiu Juan and Kong Jia are separated. Everyone does not say it in front of the face, but it must be discussed behind the scenes. I hope you can take good care of Ah Hu."
"No need for Aunt Luo to say, I will definitely protect Ah Juan."
Luo nodded in satisfaction. No matter what Meng Sheng was thinking, at least he seemed extremely sincere on the surface.
"Meng Sheng, if possible, I hope you and Ah Hu can form a lifelong partner earlier." Even if you have someone else in the future, at least Ah Hu can have a stable home.
Luo did not say the following words.
Hearing such words, it was undoubtedly approved by his mother-in-law. Meng Sheng was very excited: "Aunt Luo, don't worry, I will definitely make Ah Juan willing to form a lifelong partner with me as soon as possible."
Qiu Juan sat in the cave for a long time, seeing that Luo hadn't come back for a long time, thinking of his behavior with Meng Sheng tonight, he was secretly annoyed, his mother must have reprimanded Meng Sheng for this matter, he couldn't sit still and got up and wanted to go out , as soon as he turned around, he saw Luo coming back.
"Mother, what did you tell Meng Sheng? It's been so long!"
"He brought food and ordered food, can you thank him well? What are you in a hurry for?" Luo pretended to be angry, and blamed Qiu Juan.
A smile appeared on Qiu Juan's face: "What mother said is true."
"Meng Sheng asked me to bring you a message, telling you to go to his cave early tomorrow morning. He said that he would teach you how to weave a basket. He told you to go there early and go to rest."
Luo didn't show any intention of blaming Meng Sheng, so Qiu Juan relaxed, and he happily agreed, "Yes, I see, then mother should also go to bed early."
Looking at the cheerful back, Luo smiled softly. Ever since she was with Meng Sheng, she has often seen such scenes. If she is not really happy, how could she be like this? Maybe this time, it was a blessing in disguise.
Qiu Juan, who didn't know that he had been sold by his mother, got up early the next morning and excitedly went to find Meng Sheng.
When we arrived at Mengsheng Cave, the male was eating breakfast.
"So early? Do you want to learn how to weave a basket, or can't wait to see me?"
Sitting by the stone pot, Meng Sheng joked when he saw the refreshing Ya female.
Facing the shameless words that popped up from time to time, Qiu Juan calmed down a lot: "Can you stop talking nonsense in the morning."
"Have you had breakfast yet?"
"I've already eaten."
"Then you can do me a favor and eat some with me." Meng Sheng pursed his lips and frowned, looking coquettish.
Qiu Juan was indifferent: "Whoever wants to eat with you, hurry up and start eating. I'll practice archery outside for a while. Call me when you're done eating."
Before Meng Sheng could say anything, he ran out.
Yesterday, with the approval of his mother-in-law, Meng Sheng stayed awake most of the night and woke up early in the morning, yawning and holding a shell bowl, leaning against the entrance of the cave and looking at the Ya female who was shooting arrows outside.
Qiu Juan practices archery every morning, to be precise, whenever he has time.
Seeing the fallen leaves on the tree being hit by an arrow, Meng Sheng couldn't help admiring that his daughter-in-law is so powerful, she looks good and has outstanding abilities, and her soft rice seems to be stable, and she is still an iron rice bowl kind of.
After breakfast, there were not many yellow bamboos in the cave, so the two of them went to chop two large bundles together and came back. He started to teach Qiu Juan from stripping bamboo strips, and taught Qiu Juan every detail.
At night, he learned several ways of weaving baskets, including those for back baskets, baskets, and waist-tied ones. He learned all the ones that were widely used in the future. Relying on his memory, he made every kind of weaving method Demonstrated it to Qiu Juan.
The finished products made by myself are not very good, but Qiu Juan's ones are very good-looking, as detailed as handicrafts.
The two worked tirelessly for a whole day, looking at the various baskets in the cave, Qiu Juan felt a sense of accomplishment: "Meng Sheng, how do you know so many ways to weave things?"
Meng Sheng raised his eyebrows: "Brother Meng, you have a good brain, and you are destined to lead the tribe to prosperity, so it is Sheng!"
Qiu Juan's eyes lit up: "Really!"
But then the eyes turned worried: "But you and Zhong Yang have such a good relationship, in the future..."
Meng Sheng patted his head: "I said it casually, you don't have to worry about these things, Zhong Yang and I have our own plans."
Qiu Juan nodded: "Yeah."
"I'm so good, why don't you praise me? You should learn from Tang Tong."
Qiu Juan looked suspicious: "Learn what?"
Meng Sheng pinched his throat with a strange yin and yang: "Brother Kong Jia, you are really amazing~"
Qiu Juan's face darkened: "You have to be ashamed."
Then he sat down on a stone beside him, his voice muffled: "I'm a subfemale, how could my voice be as weak as a female's?"
Meng Sheng sat next to Qiu Juan, and looked down at Ya Nu's drooping head: "Silly boy, you're serious, I'm just teasing you, if you really talk like that, I won't have nightmares every night, then Pretentious women, not every male will like them."
"Okay, do you think there's anything else you haven't learned? I've discussed it with Zhong Yang. He has brought people from the tribe to cut yellow bamboos today. You will teach everyone weaving tomorrow."
"So urgent?" Qiu Juan was a little nervous. He was very happy and happy to be able to contribute to the people of the tribe, but he had never done anything like this kind of example and leadership. After all, he taught everyone how to make use of survival It is easy to establish prestige and gain everyone's confidence. Males will compete to do this kind of thing, but Meng Sheng let him do it by a female, and he is inevitably a little uneasy.
As if seeing through Yafei's thoughts, Meng Sheng grabbed the young man's shoulders and said, "It's okay, you can do well. You, Brother Meng, are lazy and don't like to show your face. You have to get used to these occasions early. From now on, our family will I can only rely on you to preside over the overall situation.”
Qiu Juan shook the male's hand: "What nonsense."
"I'm serious. You won't regret agreeing to be with me just because you know my true face, will you? Qiu Juan, it's not a good end for you to give up all the time!"
"Who gave up in chaos!"